selfies

  • How To Get Instagram’s New Portrait ‘Focus’ Feature

    Instagram is like that friend that tells you they’ll be at the party and then they sort of just rock up late in the night unnoticed, while everyone is already off having their fun. Wanting to get in on the portrait mode phenomenon, they’ve just released a background-blurring mode they call Focus. Here’s how to…


  • How To Find Your Selfie In A Museum

    You may have noticed the historic-artwork-selfie craze sweeping the web right now, comparing faces to famous paintings and art from around the world. You might be wondering “what historic piece of work does my face resemble?” and “how do I find out?” Well, both of those questions can be answered simply – by using Google’s…


  • Ask LH: What Is The Best Camera For Selfies?

    Dear Lifehacker, I’m interested in getting a camera that has a remote control to take self-portraits. What do you recommend? I don’t mind something easy to use, it doesn’t need to be super high-tech, and I don’t like bulky cameras. Also is there some sort of mini tripod that goes with the camera? One I…


  • Need Selfie Tips? Ask A Neural Network

    Need Selfie Tips? Ask A Neural Network

    In my salad days I posted some supremely unflattering selfies. I was a photo newbie, a bearded amateur mugging for the camera. I’m happy to say that the results of my self-portraits (shared below purely for educational purposes, of course) have improved through experience, but if I had a ruthless robot telling me where I…